Images from our Art for a Change group

Drama at the Scottish Parliament!

The drama group performed a short theatre piece at the Scottish Parliament on Thurs. 26th Jan. 2017 to highlight the issues around the reduction in mental health services once someone reaches 65 years.

SCOTTISH MENTAL HEALTH ARTS AND FILM FESTIVAL, OCT 2016

ABBEYHILL COLONY OF ARTISTS OPEN WEEKEND 17TH AND 18TH SEPT. 2016

We exhibited ceramics and batik hangings at Abbeyhill Primary School, Abbey Street, off London Road on Sat 17th and Sun 18th Sept. from 12 noon until 6pm each day. Artists who live in Abbeyhill Colonies opened up their houses to the public to display a variety of artworks.

As part of this year’s Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival we exhibited a range of canvas-based artworks at the Chapliancy Centre, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square in October 2015.

Opening of SMHAFF exhibition

We took part in the Abbeyhill Colony of Artists Open Weekend on 12th and 13th Sept. 2015.

We transformed ordinary shoe boxes into amazing artworks.

Treasure box

Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival exhibition, Out of Sight, Out of Mind, 3rd – 17th October 2014.

With funding from Choose Life, we created these beautiful mosaics which are now fixed to the stairway railings in Duncan Place Resource Centre, brightening it up. Their theme is Scottish nature, so this brings a bit of the outside indoors.

Poetry Publication

One of the members of our creative writing group, Anne-Louise, has agreed a publication deal for her poetry! To find out more about her poetry, see her website http://www.allowrey.co.uk/index.php

Walk on the Wildside Exhibition by The Alma Project

Tues. 9th Oct. – Sat. 13th Oct. 2012.

at Out of the Blue, Dalmeny St., Edinburgh

Inspire!From June 2010, musicians, songwriters and storytellers from the Scots Music Group worked with four Edinburgh-based organisations, passing on skills and creating new music together.

On June 18th 2011The Inspire Project showcased it’s work, including The Alma Chorus, new songs and stories from The Bethany Trust and The Stafford Centre, and song and instrumental pieces from The Rock Trust. In between live performance, an audio-visual presentation played of our activities over the last twelve months. A highlight was the premiere performances of new music commissions written by our professional musicians in collaboration with project group members.